Malaysia earlier also registered a fantastic victory over Chile to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
9 goals were scored across the two matches as the Dutch look the favourites to qualify as Pool winners.
Malaysia overcome Chile challenge with a comeback win:
In the first game of the day, it was Malaysia who registered a famous victory over Chile with a spirited win. The Asian side came back from behind twice to register a 3-2 win over their South American counterparts.
Juan Amoroso had given Chile the lead in the 19th minute, while Rahim Razie equalised from a Penalty Shot. But Martin Rodriguez’s fantastic swivelling of the stick restored the lead for Chile at the break. But a fantastic third quarter turned the tide in Malaysia’s favour. Ashran Hamsani equalized for the Asian side, and Norsyafiq Sumantri completed the comeback a minute later to give them the lead. They held on the entire 4th quarter to come out with all three points.
The Netherlands blow away New Zealand:
In the second match of Pool C, the Netherlands dominated and blew away New Zealand 4-0 to occupy the top spot. The Dutch started the match in blistering fashion as Thierry Brinkman scored within 2 minutes. Brinkman doubled the lead in the 12th minute, and it was further enhanced by Koen Bijen to give the Dutch a 3-0 lead at the break.
Tjep Hoedemakers then came in to slot another fantastic goal for them as the match ended 4-0 in Netherlands’ favour. The dominant display from the Dutch means they are the favourites now to qualify as the winners of Pool C.
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Netherlands cruise to a comfortable victory against Pool C rivals New Zealand to get to 6 points with one pool stage game to come against Chile!
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Hockey World Cup Pool C Next Fixtures:
Chile are yet to get a point in the group and will have a daunting task in the next match as they face the rampant Netherlands. Malaysia and New Zealand will lock horns and the winner will qualify for the knockouts.
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